Syringe assembly with inverse delivery
First Claim
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1. A syringe assembly having a reduced profile prior to use, comprising:
- a syringe barrel having an inside surface defining a chamber, an open proximal end, and a distal end having an opening therethrough;
a plunger assembly disposed at least partially within the syringe barrel, the plunger assembly comprising an elongate plunger rod, a plunger head disposed on the plunger rod and slidably disposed within the syringe barrel, the plunger head separating the chamber of the syringe barrel into a proximal chamber adjacent the proximal end, the proximal chamber having a distal end defined by the plunger head and a proximal end defined by a slanted surface, which is slanted relative to a latitudinal axis of the syringe barrel, and a distal chamber adjacent the distal end of the syringe barrel, and an actuator portion at least partially extending externally outside of the syringe barrel and adapted to effect a movement of the plunger head within the syringe barrel; and
a conduit extending between the proximal chamber and the opening at the distal end of the syringe barrel,wherein the syringe barrel is adapted to contain a fluid in the proximal chamber,wherein the fluid contained within the proximal chamber is adapted to be expelled through the conduit and out of the opening at the distal end of the syringe barrel upon the movement of the plunger head toward the proximal end of the syringe barrel, andwherein the movement of the plunger head toward the proximal end of the syringe barrel occurs through a movement of the actuator portion toward the proximal end of the syringe barrel, wherein the movement of the actuator portion toward the proximal end of the syringe barrel is based on a conventional operation of expelling a fluid from a conventional syringe with a squeezing movement between a thumb and a forefinger.
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Abstract
A reduced profile syringe assembly is provided that includes an overall profile that is substantially similar to a profile of a syringe barrel. The syringe assembly includes a plunger rod that is significantly disposed within the syringe barrel when filled for use, with the plunger rod adapted to be retracted from the syringe barrel during dispensing of contents of the syringe barrel.
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36 Claims
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1. A syringe assembly having a reduced profile prior to use, comprising:
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a syringe barrel having an inside surface defining a chamber, an open proximal end, and a distal end having an opening therethrough; a plunger assembly disposed at least partially within the syringe barrel, the plunger assembly comprising an elongate plunger rod, a plunger head disposed on the plunger rod and slidably disposed within the syringe barrel, the plunger head separating the chamber of the syringe barrel into a proximal chamber adjacent the proximal end, the proximal chamber having a distal end defined by the plunger head and a proximal end defined by a slanted surface, which is slanted relative to a latitudinal axis of the syringe barrel, and a distal chamber adjacent the distal end of the syringe barrel, and an actuator portion at least partially extending externally outside of the syringe barrel and adapted to effect a movement of the plunger head within the syringe barrel; and a conduit extending between the proximal chamber and the opening at the distal end of the syringe barrel, wherein the syringe barrel is adapted to contain a fluid in the proximal chamber, wherein the fluid contained within the proximal chamber is adapted to be expelled through the conduit and out of the opening at the distal end of the syringe barrel upon the movement of the plunger head toward the proximal end of the syringe barrel, and wherein the movement of the plunger head toward the proximal end of the syringe barrel occurs through a movement of the actuator portion toward the proximal end of the syringe barrel, wherein the movement of the actuator portion toward the proximal end of the syringe barrel is based on a conventional operation of expelling a fluid from a conventional syringe with a squeezing movement between a thumb and a forefinger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A syringe assembly having a reduced profile prior to use, comprising:
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a syringe barrel having an inside surface defining a chamber, a proximal end, and a distal end having an opening therethrough; a plunger assembly comprising a plunger head slidably disposed within the syringe barrel, the plunger head separating the chamber of the syringe barrel into a proximal chamber adjacent the proximal end, the proximal chamber having a distal end defined by the plunger head and a proximal end defined by a slanted surface, which is slanted relative to a latitudinal axis of the syringe barrel, and a distal chamber adjacent the distal end of the syringe barrel; a thumb pad portion adjacent the proximal end of the syringe barrel for accommodating a thumb of a user; and at least one finger flange extending externally of the syringe barrel for accommodating at least one forefinger of the user, the at least one finger flange adapted to effect a movement of the plunger head within the syringe barrel, wherein a squeezing movement between the user'"'"'s thumb on the thumb pad portion and the user'"'"'s at least one forefinger on the at least one finger flange effects a movement of the at least one finger flange and the movement of the plunger head toward the proximal end of the syringe barrel.
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33. A pre-filled syringe assembly having a reduced profile prior to use, comprising:
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a syringe barrel having an inside surface defining a chamber, a proximal end, and a distal end having an opening therethrough; a plunger assembly comprising an elongate plunger rod substantially disposed within the syringe barrel and a plunger head disposed on the plunger rod and slidably disposed within the syringe barrel, the plunger head separating the chamber of the syringe barrel into a proximal chamber adjacent the proximal end and a distal chamber adjacent the distal end, the proximal chamber having a distal end defined by the plunger head and a proximal end defined by a slanted surface, which is slanted relative to a latitudinal axis of the syringe barrel; and a conduit extending across the plunger head between the proximal chamber and the opening at the distal end of the syringe barrel, wherein a fluid is contained in the proximal chamber, and wherein the fluid contained within the proximal chamber is adapted to be expelled through the conduit and out of the opening at the distal end of the syringe barrel upon a movement of the plunger head toward the proximal end of the syringe barrel. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A method of delivering a fluid, comprising:
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providing a syringe assembly having a reduced profile prior to use comprising; a syringe barrel having an inside surface defining a chamber, a proximal end, and a distal end having an opening therethrough; a plunger assembly comprising an elongate plunger rod and a plunger head disposed on the plunger rod and slidably disposed within the syringe barrel, the plunger head separating the chamber of the syringe barrel into a proximal chamber adjacent the proximal end and a distal chamber adjacent the distal end, wherein the fluid is contained in the proximal chamber, and wherein the proximal chamber has a distal end defined by the plunger head and a proximal end defined by a slanted surface, which is slanted relative to a latitudinal axis of the syringe barrel, the plunger assembly further comprising an actuator portion at least partially extending externally outside of the syringe barrel; and a conduit extending between the proximal chamber and the opening at the distal end of the syringe barrel; positioning a thumb on the syringe assembly at a position proximate to the proximal end of the syringe barrel, and at least one forefinger on the actuator portion; and applying a squeezing motion to move the at least one forefinger and the thumb toward each other, thereby moving the actuator portion toward the proximal end of the syringe barrel and effecting a movement of the plunger head toward the proximal end of the syringe barrel to expel the fluid contained in the proximal chamber through the conduit and out of the syringe barrel through the opening in the distal end.
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